AXSChat Podcast

Podcast by Antonio Santos, Debra Ruh, Neil Milliken: Connecting Accessibility, Disability, and Technology

Welcome to a vibrant community where we explore accessibility, disability, assistive technology, diversity, and the future of work. Hosted by Antonio Santos, Debra Ruh, and Neil Milliken, our open online community is committed to crafting an inclusive world for everyone.

Accessibility for All: Our Mission

Believing firmly that accessibility is not just a feature but a right, we leverage the transformative power of social media to foster connections, promote in-depth discussions, and spread vital knowledge about groundbreaking work in access and inclusion.

Weekly Engagements: Interviews, Twitter Chats, and More

Join us for compelling weekly interviews with innovative minds who are making strides in assistive technology. Participate in Twitter chats with contributors dedicated to forging a more inclusive world, enabling greater societal participation for individuals with disabilities.

Diverse Topics: Encouraging Participation and Voice

Our conversations span an array of subjects linked to accessibility, from technology innovations to diverse work environments. Your voice matters! Engage with us by tweeting using the hashtag #axschat and be part of the movement that champions accessibility and inclusivity for all.

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We invite you to join us in this vital dialogue on accessibility, disability, assistive technology, and the future of diverse work environments. Subscribe today to stay updated on the latest insights and be part of a community that's shaping the future inclusively.

Contributors

Host

Antonio Santos

Innovation broker. Recognizing opportunities that link tech, ideas, and people through networking. Passionate about Digital Inclusion, Social Media Engagement, Diversity, the Future of Work, and Social Business. Antonio Santos is a Social Media Business Evangelist and Senior Workplace Expert at Atos, focusing on Digital Inclusion, Social Media Engagement, and Social Business. He is a Sociologist with expertise on Applied Research; he has previously worked in the Media, Military, Public Sector and Telecom before joining Siemens IT in 2006 in Cork and Atos in 2011. According to Onalytica, which measures online presence and influence, Antonio is the 3rd most influential employee in the world in Consulting based on data from Twitter and LinkedIn and number one on Sustainability amongst employees of the 48 most important consulting companies globally.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoniovieirasantos/

Host

Neil Milliken

Aside from co-founding AXSChat, Neil is Vice President & Global Head of Accessibility & Digital Inclusion at Atos

His role there is to help organisations move from disability confidence to disability competence; setting strategy and providing governance at group level, simultaneously delivering change programmes that resulting better technology for customers and staff, embedding inclusive practice into the processes of organisations with thousands of employees and turnovers of billions.

He firmly believes that accessibility and disability inclusion is a business topic and created the ESG aligned framework that Atos deploy for their accessibility program.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilmilliken/

Co-host

Debra Ruh

Debra is the CEO and Founder of Ruh Global Impact and an expert in ICT inclusion. She has consulted for the UN ILO Global Business and Disability Network (GBDN) and partnered with ztudium and citiesABC. Debra is an Expert Partner with The Valuable 500 and a Global Speaker for the US State Department. With expertise in standards and legislation such as the CRPD, ADA, Section 508, WCAG, and ISO, she has served on the W3C WCAG Cognitive Working Group as an Invited Expert. Debra is a published author of books like “Inclusion Branding” and “Finding Your Voice by Using Social Media.” Her specialties include SDGs, disability inclusion, accessibility, digital communications, and CSR. With Neil and Antonio, she is one of the AXSChat Co-founders.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/debraruh/

Guests

Guest

Darryl Adams

Darryl Adams is the former Director of Accessibility at Intel where he was for more than 27 years. Darryl leads a team that works at the intersection of technology and human experience helping discover new ways for people with disabilities to work, interact, and thrive. Darryl’s mission is to connect his passion for technology innovation with Intel’s disability inclusion efforts to help make computing and access to digital information more accessible for everyone and to make Intel an employer of choice for employees with disabilities.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dadamspdx/

Guest appearance on:

Shaping an Inclusive Future in Tech

Guest

John Graham

John Graham led a life of adventure and risk, from shipping out on a freighter at 16 to hitchhiking through the Algerian Revolution at 19. He made the first ascent of Denali’s North Wall at 20, and later worked as a correspondent in various wars. As a US Foreign Service Officer, he was involved in the 1969 revolution in Libya and the war in Vietnam. Later, at the United Nations, he supported initiatives for peace and justice in Asia, Africa, and Cuba. He also contributed to peace efforts in Israel/Palestine. For the past 42 years, he has been a leader of the Giraffe Heroes Project, inspiring people to solve public problems.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnagraham1/

Guest appearance on:

The Power of Storytelling in Social Change